Friday, November 26, 2010

After Effects- Truly the Master in Effects Industry

Hey Folks!!! Nice to see you all once again. Its my privilege to share good information to you all. So what for today, great you got it. Its "AFTER EFFECTS" the Master. Well I have been using this amazing software for a quite long time and I am proud of it. As usual I will keep my blog crisp and sweet no long posts don't worry.

  Have you seen stunning graphics in Television,film titles, amazing gaming titles and ever wondered how did they do that.Even when I was a beginner I used to think like you guys.well, its all done by the master piece of software After Effects.This software is specially designed to do Motion Graphics and Compositing.

Motion Graphics means all the graphics design you see on Television.

Its a layer based program easy to learn and master. The best part is it has got timeline editing so its compatible with all Editing programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Avid. There are huge number of plugins for After Effects which fires up the program and your creativity has no limits.

oh! you might be thinking where to checkout the plugins.Just check this link out and you will find what all you need to know "http://toolfarm.stores.yahoo.net/adobe-after-effects-plug-ins.html".

Now its the time for you guys to learn and practice. Guys trust me go check out the sites which I will be mentioning where you can master the program

http://www.videocopilot.net/
http://ae.tutsplus.com/
http://www.creativecow.net/
http://maltaannon.com/

Hope I have given you enough information and I am happy to post this blog.Thanks for spending your valuable time.I will be posting different topics very soon.

I am enjoying writing today because I am free today and its raining outside pleasant weather also having a hot cup of coffee. Hope you guys are enjoying toooooo.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Digital Compositing



So,what is Compositing!!!.

This is the process where VFX Artist combines all the digital images into a scene.It's just creating an illusion.The artist who is doing this job is called as Compositor.

Compositing involves lot of technical work.Problem solving skills is highly required and its fun and challenging.There is lots work involved such as Rotoscopy, Paint Back, Keying, String removal,
Preparing Clean plates,Color Correction,2D tracking,3D tracking, Stabilizing. In my next blog I will clearly explain in detail folks.

So what is next!!!!.Well, I figured out what you are thinking..... It's all about the compositing softwares you would like to know.

Ok, Some of the popular softwares are Adobe After Effects, Eyeon Fusion, Autodesk Combustion , Foundry Nuke, Apple Shake, Autodesk Smoke, Autodesk Flame,Flint,Inferno and Autodesk Toxik.

In my coming post I will let you know all about these softwares, their own advantages. We will cover Layer Based and Node Based compositing etc.

Hope you enjoyed reading this blog and thank you for spending your valuable time


Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Crash Course in Visual Effects


Doing a course in multimedia will also make a way for you in movie industry.So, what does a institute offer you. They give you practical and technical knowledge about the software programs at the end of the course you will develop a good demo reel in order to get your dream job.Before joining an institute you have to check in order to get the value for your money.

1.Check whether it is a reputed institute
2.Are they offering courses to industry standards
3.About the Faculty, the most important thing to know because they are the one who's going to train you.
4.Then the strength of the students, because if it gets overloaded you will not be given personal attention.
5.Infrastructure, make sure that you will get a separate system for practicing.

6.Whether they offer you placement assistance after the completing your course.
7.Check whether they have tie up with companies or they have their own production studio.

Some of the reputed Institutes in India

Image Infotainment Ltd
www.imageil.com

MAAC(Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics)
www.maacindia.com

C.Y.S Multimedia
WWW.cysmultimedia.com

Arena
www.arena-multimedia.com

ICAT
www.icat.ac.in

Hope you have gained a good knowledge.Thanks for your time reading it.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Earn a Degree in Media

Media has become organized and structured in recent years.Earning a degree in media would be an added advantage. You can prefer joining B.Sc(Vis.Com). This course is a three year degree program which is offered by reputed colleges in India. In this program you will get to know in and around of media such as Print Technology, Visual Effects, Editing, Photography, Cinematography, Web Design, Graphic Design, Concept Art, Communication and Direction.This career program will be a good start for beginners who have the passion for media.

In India (Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hydrabad) are the hub for media .

Colleges Offering B.Sc (Vis.Com) in Chennai.India

1.Loyola College, Nungambakkam
2.The New College, Royapettah
3.M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women, Nungambakkam
4.Womens Christian College, Greams Road
5.Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Colleges Offering B.M.M(Bachelor of Mass Media) in Mumbai.India

1.Rizvi college of Arts, Bandra West
2.Guru Nanak College, Antop Hill
3.University of Mumbai, Mantralaya